Prothom Alo Foundation( PAF)

Mission: Prothom Alo Foundation( PAF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to
improving the life of community members by providing services along with other
partners through counseling, education, support, and advocacy.
Purpose and Goals: PROTHOM ALO FOUNDATION (PAF) is an aspiring
non-profit social and cultural organization. The foundation believes that the vast
Bengali speaking community needs impartial, unbiased and fact-based
information and data to remain relevant in this diverse society and make
informed decisions that influence their lives. They also need to know the civics –
rights and obligation of a citizen in the society.
‘Prothom Alo Foundation’ serves the community in various ways. The name has
been derived from Bengali origin which means ‘aurora of the day’. It is the most
read weekly Bangla language newspaper among the Bengali speaking people in
North America.
PAF will also endeavor to help new immigrants understand the interfaith
relationship and community activism and integrate them into American
mainstream culture and society.
The PAF is committed to women, children and senior citizens by providing them
with civic education. In the future, the foundation will also carry out need-based
social works to meet the special needs of the underprivileged in the community. It
will address some issues like, Human Trafficking , Domestic violance, LGBTQ+
issues , cultural and educational barriors.
We intend to offer various programs that will train, motivate, and enhance their
skills. PAF will train volunteers to write and speak for themself and others and
provide any additional mental support. In doing so, it will always support social
justice and promote cultural exchange.
In building a just immigrant community, PAF will also focus on issues such as
removing the cultural and social barriers, promoting gender equality, addressing
gender based violence, raising awareness on climate change and environmental
issues.Through such community engagements, PAF will contribute to empowering
the immigrant community so that they can become an integral part of the fast
moving society.
Specific focus of goals include the following:
● Community empowerment
● Civic Education
● Cultural and ethnic literature initiatives
● Interfaith harmony
● Social Equality
● Stop Human Trafficking
● New immigrant support system
● Mental Health
● Change cultural attitude towards LGBTIQA issues
● Writers Project
Legal Status:Although Prothom Alo has been workingsince March 2017 starts
with their publishing weekly News Bulletin. Since its beginning a group of
volunteers gathered and took initiative for social and cultural issues. Covid-19
gave us a better understanding about the need of such an organization which
builds through practice and passion.
January 2022 PAF filed their legal papers to the state of New York as a non profit
entity and it is in a process to obtain 501C non profit status from the IRS.